TB Connemara Crosses

So we have one right now, a freak at 16.3hh who still manages to wear a 74" blanket. Skippy is awesome, although his conformation isn't awesome but he can jump the moon and loves his job as an event horse. Of course it helps that he is a Grange Finn Sparrow grandson.

Now we have a mare who we are strongly considering breeding to a Connemara, ArdCeltic Art. She is 17hh and her main fault is being a bit long in the back (she looks a lot like Zenyatta actually). The worry is that since we don't know her breeding, the foal could possibly a pony. I know there would always be some chance but how likely would it be for a larger Connemara crossed with a mare as big of hers to produce a pony? Really we want something around 16hh but I can ride a 15hh horse no problem so small is okay, just not exactly what we want.

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I recently put a few months of training on a Connemara/Hanoverian mare. I loved the cross, she was talented (owner does eventing with her) and the perfect size for me, somewhere between 14.2hh and 15hh. I hope to have the opportunity to ride more of these Connemara crosses.

I would think if you bred two horses that tall that they wouldn't have a baby that would be very short. I would think that the foal would be taller than 15 hands easily, but I don't know much about breeding and whatnot. But think about it, the foal has to be tall enough to reach the mother to drink. I don't think unless you bred a miniature to a shire that nature would let that happen. Just my two cents as a novice, but good luck. I'm curious to see what others have to say.

I would say that you would get more than a pony if she is that tall!

Very nice Connemara stallion you have picked. Like him a lot.

See if you can find out the height of your mares dam and sire - size often comes down to the height of the grandparents.

My 5yr old has a 16hh dam, and a 14.3 sire. He is 15.3hh

The grand sire on the mothers side was 17hh and the sire on the sire side 17.2hh

Connemara Xs are one of the best.

There is no way to say for certain what height the offspring will grow to but it is doubtful it would be a pony. Even if it was it would still be worth a lot of money as a junior competition horse!